In response to  Haley Bannon:
Haley Bannon posed the question "Is it unethical for us to be supporting these companies knowing the prices they are paying to hard working employees?"

 I do believe that this is unethical to have such a difference in the cost of a product to what the product is sold for. Not that this is an excuse for what the corporations are doing but the economies of scale are probably different in those countries. This does not account for the poor conditions in which the workers there are possibly subjected to. It ties in with corporate social responsibility; both at the level that the corporations are not supporting the economy which their customers reside in and are not really improving the area around where the outsourced factories are. Do you think that corporate responsibility should extend to the community where the outsourced work is?

Product (RED)

"   Do you think a partnership with Product (RED) can improve Gap’s image? Is it a sign that they are making a commitment to corporate social responsibility or do you agree with critics who say their involvement is an attempt to spit-shine the company’s image while continuing to do business as usual?"

I think that the partnership with Product (RED) can improve Gap's image but I think the effects won't be maximized unless they remove the sweatshop conditions that they produce Product (RED) in. There isn't much validity in Bono's  inspection of the factory if it was announced. I  do  lean  more to the  side that they are just putting a bandage on the company image rather than actually fixing what is socially wrong with their company. It is evident in the fact that 50%  of their factories failed inspection. It isn't to say that they are wrong for them to participate in Product (RED) because even with only 25% going back to the fund, 25% of 100 million is still significant. 

Do you think that the 25% returns to the fund warrants all the good public relations that these companies are receiving in lieu of their bad social practices?